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Sleeping Octopuses May Have Dreams, But They"re Probably Brief

According to a report in the journal iScience, octopuses may have short dreams during their alternating periods of sleep. NPR reports: [Sidarta Ribeiro, a neuroscientist at the Brain Institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazi.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotMar 30th, 2021

Apple Watch alerts 29-year-old Cincinnati woman to blood clot in lungs while sleeping

A 29-year-old Cincinnati woman named Kimmie Watkins is crediting her for saving her life after it helped doctors discover a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs. more… The post Apple Watch alerts 29-year-old Cincinnati woman to blood clot in.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

Study provides insight into miscarriages in tsetse flies

Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in animals. Female tsetse flies, which give birth to enormous, adult-sized live young, can experience miscarriages and these are more likely as they ge.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 15th, 2023

PS5 cloud gaming is coming, but only for some PlayStation Plus members

If you’ve wanted to play a PS5 game straight from the cloud, your dreams will soon come true. Well, maybe. There are a lot of … The post PS5 cloud gaming is coming, but only for some PlayStation Plus members appeared first on BGR......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsJun 14th, 2023

Send your name to space as part of Europa Clipper mission

Traveling to space may be the stuff of dreams for most folks, but sending your name instead is a distinct possibility......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2023

Octopuses Redesign Their Own Brains When They Get Chilly

Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder, when scientists found they can recode their brains when temperatures change.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJun 9th, 2023

Study: Octopuses use RNA editing to rapidly respond to temperature changes by altering protein function

Each cell comes with a finite set of instructions encoded in its DNA. Life, however, is unpredictable, and when circumstances change, animals need flexibility to acclimate. New research led by Joshua Rosenthal of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2023

When water temperatures change, the molecular motors of cephalopods do too

Cephalopods are a large family of marine animals that includes octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. They live in every ocean, from warm, shallow tropical waters to near-freezing, abyssal depths. More remarkably, report two scientists at University of Cal.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2023

This bracelet helps you fall asleep faster and sleep longer

If you're having trouble sleeping, then this wearable might be the solution you're looking for, and you can even get it cheaper through Digital Trends.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 5th, 2023

Are fairy tales fair? AI helps find gender bias in children"s storybooks

Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty have more in common than their origins as classic fairy tale figures and, now, part of Disney's famous roster of characters. Their fairy tales are also full of gender bias and stereotypes, according to liter.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2023

I used the new Razr Plus — and it may be the flip phone of my dreams

Motorola's two newest folding phones — the Razr and Razr Plus – are here. I got a chance to use them both, and I'm impressed with what I've seen......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 1st, 2023

“Sleep language” could enable communication during lucid dreams

Small muscle twitches could be the key to communicating during someone's REM sleep. Enlarge (credit: Westend61) Sleep is a semiconscious state, but there are neurons firing in the brain even when all seems quiet. Now bra.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 9th, 2023

My iOS 17 wish list: FaceMails, expanded Tapbacks, more

I do realize that it is far too late in the year to make a wish list that might get any traction re: things I’d like to see Apple implement into iOS 17, and that’s fine – I don’t care – but I have to document my hopes and dreams as a consu.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 1st, 2023

Report: Halo’s final survival attempts made even Amazon’s workers concerned

Halo reportedly tried surviving on targeted ads, user data, & creepy AI dreams. Enlarge (credit: Amazon) Amazon is discontinuing its Halo project, including the Band and View fitness trackers and the Rise bedside sleep.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 1st, 2023

How dormant bacteria come back to life

Solving a riddle that has confounded biologists since bacterial spores—inert, sleeping bacteria— were first described more than 150 years ago, researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered a new kind of cellular sensor that allows spores.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 27th, 2023

Desta is a turn-based dodgeball strategy game with heart and style, now on PC

Dreams, friendships, anxiety, and absolutely nailing a double-bounce headshot. Enlarge (credit: ustwo) The studio behind Monument Valley, one of the best mobile games ever made, made a Netflix-required mobile game in 202.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2023

This Fan-Made Pokémon Red Project Is The Remake Of Our Dreams

One zealous Pokémon fan, using the Unreal Engine as their canvas, rendered two of Pokémon's most famous locales in the appealing HD-2D style. One zealous Poké.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  slashgearRelated NewsApr 26th, 2023

Shopping for a Google Nest Hub? This deal saves you more than $25

The second-generation Google Nest Hub, a Google Assistant-powered smart display that can track your sleeping habits, is now on sale from Walmart at $26 off......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2023

Elon Musk BBC interview: Twitter boss on layoffs, misinfo and sleeping in the office

The multi-billionaire defends his running of the firm in a hastily-arranged interview from Twitter HQ......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsApr 12th, 2023

Dreams live support is ending — and that’s a big misstep for PlayStation

Live support for Media Molecule's Dreams is being discontinued on September 1, highlighting one of Sony's biggest missed opportunities......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 11th, 2023

We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind

A recording device and electrodes were implanted in the very flexible cephalopods. Enlarge (credit: A. Martin UW Photography) Nine brains, blue blood, instant camouflage: It’s no surprise that octopuses capture our int.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 8th, 2023